JMax is getting some really, really, bad advice. Has he looked at the current market? Players either got overpaid or underpaid, with most getting underpaid.

The closest comparable player would be Turiaf, they are the same age, same position, and had almost identical 48 mpg stats. Only real differences are that Turiaf is a better shot blocker and Maxiell is a better offense rebounder, and Turiaf is about 4 inches taller. Turiaf only got 4 mil per year, so it's real hard for me to see JMax getting much more unless he has a break out season.

If he doesn't, stays the same or even regresses, don't be shocked if Joe lowballs him.

Also, there are going to a lot PF's available next year. Most will resign with their teams or not opt out, but it's still going to be a buyers market for the owners.

JMax is getting some really, really, bad advice. Has he looked at the current market? Players either got overpaid or underpaid, with most getting underpaid.

The closest comparable player would be Turiaf, they are the same age, same position, and had almost identical 48 mpg stats. Only real differences are that Turiaf is a better shot blocker and Maxiell is a better offense rebounder, and Turiaf is about 4 inches taller. Turiaf only got 4 mil per year, so it's real hard for me to see JMax getting much more unless he has a break out season.

If he doesn't, stays the same or even regresses, don't be shocked if Joe lowballs him.

Also, there are going to a lot PF's available next year. Most will resign with their teams or not opt out, but it's still going to be a buyers market for the owners.

Someone want to dig up some background on this Katz cat? What's his angle? We're going into a recession, a guaranteed deal is nothing to sneeze at. Let's be straight, I love Maxie and he is great, but $15 million is a lot of cheddar to be pushing away.

Not that I think he should cut the Pistons a deal, but I'm not sure he will find more in FA.

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I agree.

Unfortunatly this is the business side of the game. Not to say that something cannot get done but we are going to have to also re-sign Stucky, Amir, AA in the near future.

Its going to be interesting because Maxiel is so far heading into a season where he is not going to play a whole lot. We will just have to see. Maxiel controls his own destiny here. If he is able to force his way into the lineup and does not have that mid-season drop off like he had then he can become the priority this summer.

Someone want to dig up some background on this Katz cat? What's his angle? We're going into a recession, a guaranteed deal is nothing to sneeze at. Let's be straight, I love Maxie and he is great, but $15 million is a lot of cheddar to be pushing away.

Not that I think he should cut the Pistons a deal, but I'm not sure he will find more in FA.

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Maybe Katz is working some Euro deals, but I don't see Jmax getting more than $5M there either.

Jason Maxiell’s agent confirmed that his client will not sign a contract extension with the Detroit Pistons by the Oct. 31 deadline. That means the 6-foot-7 forward will become a restricted free agent next summer. “(The team has) expressed that he is a major contributor to their success,” Maxiell’s agent, Richard Katz, said in a telephone interview on Friday. “What we differ about on, is what that is worth.” […] “He loves it in Detroit, and is very comfortable,” Katz said. “We’ll just have to see how all this plays out.” […] Maxiell refuses to let all the contract talk be a distraction. “I’m not really thinking about (contracts),” he said. “I’m just going to play this thing out, and go from there.” ​